Recommended Videos & Audio Resources
Managing Emotional Challenges After A Cancer Diagnosis
This video is a recording of the workshop conducted at the 2018 Celebrating a Second Chance at Life Survivorship Symposium. It is a 30-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute Q & A session.
Join Cancer Counselor, Melanie Stachelski, as she discusses:
Common Thoughts, Feelings, and Emotions after a Cancer Diagnosis
Simple Strategies for Managing Emotions after a Cancer Diagnosis
Resources for Seeking Support and Learning More
This documentary takes us on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions have a huge impact on our health and ability to heal.
From the PBS series with Bill Moyers called, “Healing and the Mind,” Moyers talks with Jon Kabat-Zinn about his Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program and how they are teaching patients to use their minds to improve the healing capacities within their bodies.
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, tells the complete story of cancer, from its first description in an ancient Egyptian scroll to the gleaming laboratories of modern research institutions. The series by Ken Burns artfully weaves three different films in one: a riveting history documentary; an engrossing and intimate vérité film; and a scientific and investigative report.
Somewhere between the successes of cancer treatment and its limitations is the person – the solitary individual whose medical needs may be tended, but whose needs for emotional support are overshadowed by the enormous, cumbersome, and unrelenting machine called cancer treatment. This documentary explores the lives of 50 women undergoing treatment for breast cancer at the Duke Cancer Center in Durham, North Carolina, and their experience with the Pathfinders cancer support program.
Appointment with the Wise Old Dog
David Blum was an internationally renowned orchestra conductor and author. Diagnosed with cancer at the age of 52, he discovered that drawing images from his dreams helped him cope with his illness in a profoundly honest unexpected way. In this documentary Blum explains, "It's an amazing fact that at a time of dire crisis, people often unexpectedly find themselves supported by a power that makes it possible for them to cope."
My Favorite Guided Meditations (Available to stream on Spotify)
Healing Meditation by Kelly Howell
In this guided healing meditation you will learn to meditate on ever deepening levels, where the attention you focus on healing and renewal will directly impact your body and your life.
This meditation encourages you to reach deep inside your heart to discover the purest, deepest intentions for your life. You are guided to envision and embody the future of your dreams, as well as to generate nourishing states of being that bring new ideas, opportunities and possibilities into your life.
These Guided Imagery and Meditation audios offer simple but powerful ways to alleviate distress, reduce anxiety, promote restful sleep, and provide a sense of mastery and confidence. There are categories to help your body fight disease, prepare for medical procedures, and reduce side effects from treatment.
Mindfulness Apps
You can download the following free apps on your phone or home computer to listen to guided meditations:
Insight Timer
Headspace
Calm